A 17-year-old, identified by his initial B, was recently arrested in Cipayung, East Jakarta for allegedly taking part in the violent activities of a teenage motorcycle gang that resulted in the death of another 17-year-old, RH.
Jakarta Metro Police Spokesman Argo Yuwono said that B was a new recruit to the gang, and he was made to assault other teenagers in the area as an initiation rite.
The police arrested B on November 22 on suspicion that he was one of several gang members who brutally attacked RH, who eventually died because of his injuries.
Despite the horrific nature of this story, netizens were quick to point out an inappropriate Star Wars Easter egg when B was photographed during a police press conference on Sunday.
It’s common for crime suspects to wear masks when the police parade them in front of the media in Indonesia, but B’s mask was highly irregular, as he appears to be wearing an upside down Darth Vader mask.
We’re not sure why the police made him wear a Darth Vader mask, other than possibly trying to convey that B had been successfully lured to the dark side.
Or, as one netizen speculated, the police probably mistook upside-down Darth Vader for Shredder, the main villain on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
On a more serious note, the police also arrested three other suspects for RH’s murder, but they were released because of lack of evidence.
It’s not yet clear what charges B will face for RH’s alleged murder.
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